"Figure 2: London had the highest age-standardised mortality rate of deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) between March and May","" "Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), per 100,000 population, English regions and Wales, deaths occurring between 1 March and 31 May 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Deaths occurring between 1 March 2020 and 31 May 2020 and registered by 6 June 2020. 2. Figures exclude death of non-residents and are based on May 2020 boundaries. 3. Coronavirus (COVID-19) was the underlying cause or was mentioned on the death certificate as a contributory factor (ICD-10 codes U07.1 and U07.2). 4. Rates have been standardised using European Standard Population 2013 (ESP 2013) and are expressed per 100,000 people. 5. Rates have not been adjusted to take into account the period of interest. They use the annual population as a base and may differ from rates presented in other publications. 6. Figures are provisional." "Unit","Rate per 100,000 people" "","" "Area of usual residence name","Rate","Lower CI","Upper CI" "London","137.6","134.6","140.6" "North West","98.9","96.6","101.3" "North East","97.3","93.5","101.0" "West Midlands","92.6","90.1","95.1" "Yorkshire and The Humber","79.9","77.5","82.3" "East Midlands","70.3","67.9","72.6" "East of England","69.5","67.4","71.5" "Wales","67.6","64.8","70.4" "South East","67.3","65.6","68.9" "South West","41.2","39.6","42.7"